Students in the Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee now have the ability to register voters for upcoming elections, after a city clerk deputized members at a meeting Monday.
Madison City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl, who trained the students, claimed there are many misconceptions about where college students can vote. University of Wisconsin-Madison students can either vote in their hometown or in Madison.
“It’s much easier for students to register other students than it is for the city clerk to come down here and register us here or for us to have to go down there,” Legislative Affairs Chair Morgan Rae said.
As for the progress on Responsible Action legislation, Rae said she is working to get support from a health advocacy group and Madison police early next week. Responsible Action is a bill proposed by Rae, which gives students full immunity in exchange of reporting detox situations. The bill is currently waiting to be voted on in both the senate and assembly.
Also at the meeting, committee member Ryan Prestil said the Annual Housing Fair will be held at Union South on Nov. 12. ASM will be there to educate tenants about a proposed landlord-tenant bill and to offer tenant resources.
